“The other face of
art (with a deviant function – not comform with the traditional idea of beauty)
at the end of this century will have a symbolism that is endlessly exacting in
its deep idealism.” – Pierre Restany, ‘L’autre face de l’art’-1979
Joseph Beuys - ‘Homogenous infiltration for grand piano‘, 1966
Materialen: felt cover, a cross of red cloth, tissue - size:
100 x 152 x 240 cm
Collectie: Centre Pompidou, Paris - Musée national d'art
moderne / Centre de création industrielle
This work is
part of the act of ‘Infiltration Homogen
für Konzertflügel action, the größte Komponist der Gegenwart ist das
Contergankind’ (Homogeneous infiltration for grand piano concert, the
greatest contemporary composer is the Contergan child).
This performance
by Beuys took place during the Fluxus festival of 1966 at the Academy of Fine
Arts in Düsseldorf. With this action Beuys wants to draw attention to the
pharmaceutical scandal around ‘thalidomide’. This drug caused severe
abnormalities for children of mothers who took the drug during pregnancy. The
felt cover silences the grand piano. Beuys wants to show the dangers of
silence. (source MHKA)
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